More than 500,000 lights illuminate Longwood Gardens during the holiday season. Each room in its conservatory commits to the theme with elaborate decor as well, with the Music Room becoming a traditional confectionary shop display and filled with trees covered in candy.

There are 400-foot long ribbons that dance among gigantic ornaments, trees made up entirely of pink poinsettias, crystal ornaments and more. There is even a fountain light show, where the display changes in time with holiday classics. Strolling carolers serenade guests on select evenings and there’s also an outdoor train display to see.

“A Longwood Christmas” is open to the public through Jan. 5, 2020. Tickets range from $16 to $30. Tickets should be purchased in advance at longwoodgardens.org. As a note, each of the tickets has a designated arrival time on it.

Longwood Gardens is at 1001 Longwood Road in Kennett Square in Chester County.

Longwood Gardens was the only Pennsylvania botanical garden to earn a spot on the USA Today List. The second best garden was Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia; while the third best was Gardens Aglow at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine.

Nights of a Thousand Candles by Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina and the Million Bulb Walk/Dominion Energy Garden o Lights at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia rounded out the top five.